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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows XP skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows XP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows XP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5059
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads83120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.121 %
As % of the category below10.38 %8.915 %
Daily rates quoted1129
Average minimum daily rate£334£339
Average daily rate£359£372
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£269
% change on same period last year-16.92 %
Hourly rates quoted2029
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£19.34
Average hourly rate£24.58£20.52
% change on same period last year+19.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.05£21.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.28£16.75
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads8001346
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.066 %1.362 %
Daily rates quoted170442
Average minimum daily rate£341£341
Average daily rate£363£361
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted120163
Average minimum hourly rate£22.92£25.17
Average hourly rate£24.66£26.63
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£28.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Windows XP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Berkshire Windows XP Demand Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Windows XP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Windows XP Daily Rate Trend

Windows XP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Windows XP Daily Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Windows XP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Windows XP Hourly Rate Trend

Windows XP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows XP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Windows XP Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows XP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows XP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+1645£383-12.16 %
SloughDown-710--
MaidenheadUp+186--
NewburyUp+95--
BracknellUp+132--
WokinghamUp+21£120-
WindsorDown-21--
Windows XP South EastWindows XP
South East

Windows XP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP.

1145 (100.00 %)Windows
250 (34.48 %)Microsoft
250 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
344 (30.34 %)MS Office
440 (27.59 %)Security Cleared
536 (24.83 %)Active Directory
631 (21.38 %)TestDirector
725 (17.24 %)StarTeam
824 (16.55 %)Borland
923 (15.86 %)Lotus
923 (15.86 %)Lotus Notes
1022 (15.17 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1121 (14.48 %)SC Cleared
1214 (9.655 %)DNS
1312 (8.276 %)TCP/IP
1312 (8.276 %)MS Exchange
1312 (8.276 %)VMware
1411 (7.586 %)Exchange Server 2003
1411 (7.586 %)Novell
1411 (7.586 %)HP
1411 (7.586 %)Microsoft Certification
1510 (6.897 %)Blackberry
1510 (6.897 %)Telecoms
169 (6.207 %)Government
169 (6.207 %)MS Excel
169 (6.207 %)HTML
178 (5.517 %)VBA
178 (5.517 %)Project Management
178 (5.517 %)PDA
178 (5.517 %)Test Scripting

Windows XP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Windows XP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Windows XP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (6.207 %)HTML
24 (2.759 %)ASP
24 (2.759 %)XML
24 (2.759 %)WSH
24 (2.759 %)WMI
33 (2.069 %).NET
42 (1.379 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.379 %)Application Packaging
51 (0.690 %)JSP
51 (0.690 %)J2EE
51 (0.690 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (0.690 %).NET Framework
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (15.86 %)Lotus Notes
212 (8.276 %)MS Exchange
311 (7.586 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (4.828 %)IIS
55 (3.448 %)SharePoint
64 (2.759 %)Exchange Server 2007
64 (2.759 %)SharePoint Portal Server
64 (2.759 %)Office Project Server
73 (2.069 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
82 (1.379 %)GroupWise
82 (1.379 %)WebLogic
82 (1.379 %)Apache
82 (1.379 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (0.690 %)Oracle Application Server
91 (0.690 %)Exchange Server 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
144 (30.34 %)MS Office
29 (6.207 %)MS Excel
34 (2.759 %)MS Project
41 (0.690 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.690 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (9.655 %)DNS
212 (8.276 %)TCP/IP
36 (4.138 %)VPN
36 (4.138 %)SMS
36 (4.138 %)Firewall
44 (2.759 %)SAN
44 (2.759 %)Broadband
44 (2.759 %)LAN
44 (2.759 %)WAN
44 (2.759 %)DHCP
53 (2.069 %)3G
62 (1.379 %)HTTP
62 (1.379 %)Internet
71 (0.690 %)Wi-Fi
71 (0.690 %)Wireless
71 (0.690 %)Intrusion Detection
71 (0.690 %)IPX
71 (0.690 %)ADSL
71 (0.690 %)GPRS
71 (0.690 %)NetScreen
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (4.138 %)SQL Server
24 (2.759 %)MSDE
24 (2.759 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
33 (2.069 %)BusinessObjects
33 (2.069 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.379 %)Crystal Reports
42 (1.379 %)Oracle 9i
42 (1.379 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (21.38 %)TestDirector
225 (17.24 %)StarTeam
35 (3.448 %)MSI
35 (3.448 %)WinRunner
44 (2.759 %)LoadRunner
52 (1.379 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.690 %)Introscope
61 (0.690 %)NUnit
61 (0.690 %)QARun
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (6.897 %)Telecoms
29 (6.207 %)Government
33 (2.069 %)Marketing
41 (0.690 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (0.690 %)Publishing
41 (0.690 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (16.55 %)Tester
220 (13.79 %)Analyst
318 (12.41 %)2nd Line Support
415 (10.34 %)Support Engineer
514 (9.655 %)1st Line Support
612 (8.276 %)Desktop Support
710 (6.897 %)Helpdesk Support
89 (6.207 %)Systems Tester
89 (6.207 %)Consultant
98 (5.517 %)Support Analyst
98 (5.517 %)Server Engineer
107 (4.828 %)3rd Line Support
114 (2.759 %)Helpdesk Analyst
114 (2.759 %)Server Support
114 (2.759 %)Architect
114 (2.759 %)Desktop Engineer
114 (2.759 %)Team Leader
114 (2.759 %)Desktop Support Analyst
114 (2.759 %)Desktop Analyst
114 (2.759 %)Integration Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (6.897 %)Blackberry
28 (5.517 %)PDA
35 (3.448 %)French Language
44 (2.759 %)Client/Server
51 (0.690 %)German Language
51 (0.690 %)Statistics
51 (0.690 %)Spread Betting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1145 (100.00 %)Windows
250 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (4.138 %)Windows Vista
36 (4.138 %)Windows 2000
36 (4.138 %)Windows NT
44 (2.759 %)UNIX
53 (2.069 %)Solaris
62 (1.379 %)Linux
71 (0.690 %)NetWare
71 (0.690 %)Tru64
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (27.59 %)Security Cleared
221 (14.48 %)SC Cleared
38 (5.517 %)Test Scripting
38 (5.517 %)Project Management
47 (4.828 %)Configuration Management
56 (4.138 %)Network Load Balancing
56 (4.138 %)ITIL
65 (3.448 %)Security Management
74 (2.759 %)Service Management
83 (2.069 %)Content Management
92 (1.379 %)PRINCE2
92 (1.379 %)Automated Testing
92 (1.379 %)Workflow
92 (1.379 %)DV Cleared
101 (0.690 %)BC Cleared
101 (0.690 %)Release Management
101 (0.690 %)Continuous Integration
101 (0.690 %)Time Management
101 (0.690 %)TDD
101 (0.690 %)Asset Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (5.517 %)VBA
27 (4.828 %)VB
36 (4.138 %)VBScript
44 (2.759 %)SQL
52 (1.379 %)VB6
52 (1.379 %)C
52 (1.379 %)C#
52 (1.379 %)Java
61 (0.690 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (7.586 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (2.759 %)MCSE
33 (2.069 %)MCSA
41 (0.690 %)ISEB
41 (0.690 %)MCP
41 (0.690 %)A+ Certification
41 (0.690 %)ITIL Certification
41 (0.690 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.379 %)QA
21 (0.690 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (24.83 %)Active Directory
23 (2.069 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.379 %)NDS
41 (0.690 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.690 %)ISA Server
41 (0.690 %)NetBackup
41 (0.690 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.690 %)Oracle RMAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
122 (15.17 %)OpenView Configuration Management
25 (3.448 %)ZENworks
25 (3.448 %)SCCM
25 (3.448 %)HP Data Protector
25 (3.448 %)MOM
34 (2.759 %)Netcool
42 (1.379 %)OpenView
42 (1.379 %)CA SiteMinder
51 (0.690 %)Unicenter
51 (0.690 %)Tivoli
51 (0.690 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (34.48 %)Microsoft
224 (16.55 %)Borland
323 (15.86 %)Lotus
412 (8.276 %)VMware
511 (7.586 %)Novell
511 (7.586 %)HP
66 (4.138 %)Dell
66 (4.138 %)Cisco
75 (3.448 %)Symantec
84 (2.759 %)Oracle
93 (2.069 %)Business Objects
102 (1.379 %)Nortel
102 (1.379 %)Citrix
102 (1.379 %)CheckPoint
102 (1.379 %)VERITAS
111 (0.690 %)Red Hat
111 (0.690 %)Mercator
111 (0.690 %)Remedy
111 (0.690 %)Fujitsu Siemens
111 (0.690 %)Juniper
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